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Early Childhood Education Program
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The Tulare County Early Childhood Education Program (TCECEP), under the umbrella of the Tulare County Office of Education, is the Head Start and State Preschool agency that coordinates child care and child development services to low-income families in Tulare County.
TCECEP operates varied services using co-located funds from federal, state and local funding sources. Services include:
- Child development centers
- Head Start, Early Head Start and Migrant/Seasonal Head Start services
- A home-based program
- Connections for Quality Care and Resource & Referral programs that help parents and private child care providers
- A family child care network that serves state migrant families
- Alternative payment programs that pay for child care services.
The majority of children in the child development centers and Home Based programs are 3- to 5-year-olds. However, Early Head Start serves children 0-3 and the alternative payment program serves up to 11- to 12-year-olds. Families in Head Start programs also receive support services which include health, nutrition, parent involvement, social services, special needs services and training/technical assistance.
Highlights
| Total Head Start and State Preschool slots | 2,632 | ||
| Head Start (ages 3-5) | 1,766 | ||
| Center based | 1,082 | ||
| Home Based | 684 | ||
| Head Start (ages 0-3) | 200 | ||
| Center based | 72 | ||
| Home Based | 83 | ||
| Great Expectations (pre-natal) | 45 | ||
| ARRA expansion (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act) | |||
| Toddlers at La Sierra Child Development Center | 16 | ||
| Migrant/Seasonal Head Start (center based) | 90 | ||
| State funded (center based) | 536 | ||
| Tule Tribal Council (at Tule Child Development Center) | 24 | ||
For 2011, 1,561 preschool children (51% of the total 3,048 3- and 4-year-old enrollees) transitioned into Tulare County kindergartens.
| Total enrollment for Connections for Quality Care | 2,374 | |
| CAPP (State Alternative Payment Program) | 597 | |
| CalWORKS Stage 2 (Subsidized Child Care for Public Assistance Enrollees) | 1,258 | |
| CalWORKS Stage 3 (Subsidized Child Care for Public Assistance Enrollees) | 326 | |
| Porterville College Alternative Payment | 0 | |
| SMFCCN (State Migrant Family Child Care Network) | 169 | |
| SFCCN (State Family Child Care Network) | 24 | |
Note: The CalWORKS Stage 3 enrollment was at 908 in October 2010 just before the temporary elimination of CalWORKS Stage 3. Stage 3 has since been restored through court order and re-enrollment of eligible participants is in progress.
| Number of child care centers | 36 |
| Number of classrooms | 102 |
| Number of staff | 560 |
| Budget | $43.6 million |
| In-kind donations | $7.8 million |
How to contact us
Tulare County Office of Education
Early Childhood Education Program
7000 Doe Avenue, Suite C
Visalia, CA 93291
| Main Office | |
| Phone: (559) 651-3022 Fax: (559) 651-3802 |
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| Connections for Quality Care | |
| Phone: (559) 651-3026 or (800) 675-3026 Fax: (559) 651-2465 |
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| Resource & Referral Library | |
| Phone: (559) 651-0862 or (800) 613-6262 Fax: (559) 651-2427 |
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| Family Child Care Network | |
| Phone: (559) 651-0862 or (800) 613-6262 Fax: (559) 651-2427 |
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Vision
Every child benefits from services provided by the Tulare County Early Childhood Education Program.
Mission
We are a culturally diverse program of caring professionals dedicated to serving families in Tulare County. We work in partnership with families and the community to offer quality child care and development services.
Tulare County Office of Education
Early Childhood Education Program
7000 Doe Avenue, Suite C
Visalia, CA 93291
Connie Smith, Administrator
(559) 651-3022
fax: (559) 651-3802
Jim Vidak
County Superintendent of Schools
Tulare County Office of Education
2637 West Burrel
P.O. Box 5091
Visalia, CA 93278-5091
phone: (559) 733-6300
fax: (559) 627-5219
TTY (hearing impaired): (559) 733-6307
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